Compared to Spain, Portugal's American system was __________
A) more strictly regulated
B) less centralized
C) more focus on religious than economic motive
D) an expensive failure
Answer: B) less centralized
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a. Seminole “slaves” rarely worked in agricultural fields. b. Seminole “slaves” lived in separate towns and paid their owners an annual tribute. c. Seminole “slaves” intermarried with tribal members. d. Children of Seminole “slaves” were born into freedom.
Which of these was a Persian emperor who established the first Persian writing system?
A) Cambyses B) Xerxes C) Cyrus the Great D) Darius I
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a. Britain greatly increasing its output of cotton. b. a quadrupling of British coal production. c. Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer. d. the enhancement of pig iron impurities. e. an improvement in agricultural production.
In 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Iran and took Americans hostage after the United States
A) pledged support for Islamic fundamentalists in toppling the shah.? B) ?refused to give diplomatic recognition to the new regime in Iran. C) ?Allowed the deposed shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. D) ?threatened to return the deposed shah to power through force if necessary.